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Jan. 29, 1924- F. H WALKLEY WHEEL Jan. 29, 1924.

F. H. WALKLEY WHEEL Filed Oot- 25. 1922 2 `sheets-sheet 2 Patented dan. 29, 1.924.

Unirse strates 1,482,168 Peretti- OFFICE.

FRANK H. WALKL', 0F DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE DlCiZ()I-T,SlElilLk FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHO, A CORPORATION F OHIO. y

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Application led'October 25, 1922. Serial No. 596,714.

To all zu/0m it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. VApKLnY, a citizen of. the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of .lvlontgon'iery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new `and useful Improvements in Wheels, ot

which the following is a specilication, reterence being had therein to the accompanyin@ drawing. f

Tidy invention relates to wheels' and in particular to wheels `carrying demountab'le runs.

It is the objectof my invention to provide a means of attaching and locking demountable rims upon wheels, ot such a character as to insure positivelocking, witha mini-A mum number of locking means.

Tt is the further object to provide a simple construction which will eliminate a large number of clamping-means now used in the art in clamping `demountable rims on wheels while at the same time securing the same advantage of-al plurality of clamping points which is nowfountl Yin the c'om-y plicated structures of the present art.

It is'my objectto provide a new demountable rim clamp, having multiple bearing points which will equalize the strain on the wheel and rim, positively' lock theA wheel and rim to one another and provide a means that may be simply attached and positively alined when being mounted to prevent the necessity for delicate adjustment in demounting and .locking demountable rims upon wheels;

It is an additional object of my invention to provide a clamp which cannot twist or work upon the supporting surface ot thc wheel.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wheel showing the clamps, their location and number.

. Figure 2 is an enlarged view in elevation of one of the clamps mounted upon a side of the wheel.

i Figure 3 is a section yon the line 3-3 ot Figure 2, with the retaining bolt and nut in full lines.

Referring to the drawingsin detail:

1 is a hub carrying a plurality ofspokes 2 which merge into a wheel rim 3. Five spokes are provided, and upon the outer ends and outer surfaces ot each of these spokes, there are mounted the retaining clamps 4. This clamp has a pair of outwardly extending arms 5, and an upwardly extending portion 6, so that the entire clamp is somewhat T-shaped.

locking ring 8, which locks theV demountable rim 9 to the wheel. The inner surtaceot the portion 6 of the clamp, asf at 10, is cut away to form a shoulder for engaging with 1 a projecting boss 1l on the spoker end. This supporting portion, yor shoulder, iis connected by the vertical wall 12 withthe outer` attened side engages with a shoulder 19 ou* thevinner spoke wall 2O on the outsidev of the wall.

demountable rim 9.` n

Thevertical wall712 is only'useda short distance laterally 'inorder to forni a supporting and bracing wall for the shoulder 11, in order to bring that shoulder to such an elevation that the clamp'a will be substantially in the vertical,'thus providing an equal clamping` action on the ring 8 by the yparts of the clamp 4.

It will be observed that by reason otthe broadly separated ends of the arme 5, 'there are provided with live clamps, 10 clamping points. In a wheel that would ordinarily have 10 clamps to secure 1() clamping points,

1 I am enabled to provide only 5 clamps with only 5 bolts and nuts for adjustment. This not only greatly simpliiies the attachment of the demountable rim on a wheel, but reduces the cost. Tt secures the same result of a multiple of clamping points.

In addition, it is possible to confine the clamps to the spoke ends where there is the greatest strength and the best location for the mounting of the clamps' without weakening the wheel. This is especiall true of wheels such as shown herein, w ich are preferably made of cast steel, in which the walls are very thin in order to produce the requisite lightness and still have the necessary strength.

The portions `have contact reet 7 for engaging with the The This prevents thel bolt from rotating. The inner spoke wall merges int-o' Vthe wheel rim as at 2l, for supporting the It will be understood that I do not desire to be confined to the details of my inven tion, but comprehend within it suitable modifications within the scope orp my claims which may be found convenient in adapting my invention to varying conditions.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In combination, in a wheel, wheel spokes and rim, a plurality oit bolts passing through the free ends or' each of said spokes, supporting shoulders adjacent ends of said spokes, three point clamps carried by said bolts, a locking ring, one portion of said clamps engaging with the shoulder on the spoke and the other portions of which engage with said locking ring carried on one wall of the spokes, and a demountable rimV engaging therewith and with the inner wall of the spokes.

2. In combination with a wheel, .wheel spokes and a rim, bolts passing through the free ends of said spokes, supporting shoulders adjacent the ends oli said spokes,

rthree point clamps carried by said bolts, a

locking ring, one portion of which engages with the shoulders on the spoke and the other Yportions of which engage with a locking ring carried on one wall of the spokes, and a demountable rim engaging therewith and with the inner wall of the spoke and means to prevent the turning of said bolts aboutA and clamps for locking the separate parts to one another.

d. In combination in a wheel, spokes, shoulders spaced from, but adyaceiit the outer ends of the spokes, said shoulders being substantially on a level with the outer edges of the rimV of the wheel, means ot connecting said shoulders with the outer rimV of the wheel, said means being substantially parallel to the axis ot' the spokes, arched clamps having clamping shoulders cut away on one edge thereof for engagement with said shoulders first mentioned, a pair of' spaced feet oppositely disposed on each ot said clamps for engaging with the locking ring, an aperture through each oi said clamps, bolts passing through said apertures for carrying nuts in engagement *ith Vthe clamp and for locking the locking ring and spokes to one another, and a demountable rim carried by said locking ring'and outer spoke ends, said outer spokeV ends having outwardly iiaring ends.

5. In combination, in a wheel having a hub and spokes with outwardly flaring ends merging into a rim, a shoulder on each spoke, spaced from the rim and located transversely ofthe main axis oi the spoke, walls connecting each or said shoulders with the rim, parallel to the main axis of the spoke, an arch shaped Vthree point clamp having one point engaging with its shoulder and the other points spaced from one another engaging with the locking ring, a locking ring and a demountable rim locked on the wheel thereby.

6. In a wheel, a plurality of spaced spokes and a rim, and a three point clamp located on the side of the outer end of cach spoke, one point of the clamp engaging the spoke, and the other points a curved structure carried by the rim of the wheel at spaced points thereon, said clamps having means to retainthem on said spokes. y

In testimony whereof, I aiX my signature.

FRANK II. IVALKLEY. 

